CBS Announces Celebrity Cast For 'Big Brother: Celebrity Edition'

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — CBS has announced the 11 celebrity "houseguests" who will star in the first-ever celebrity edition of "Big Brother" in the United States.

PHOTOS: CBS Announces Celebrity Cast For 'Big Brother: Celebrity Edition'

"Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" launches with a three-night premiere event airing Wednesday, Feb. 7 (8-9 p.m.), Thursday, Feb. 8 (8-9 p.m.) and a two-hour live eviction show on Friday, Feb. 9 (8-10 p.m.), on CBS3.

This season's accomplished cast includes an NBA champion, a UFC legend, a Tony award-winning actress, a chart-topping musician, a model, a television personality and a TV host, among others.

Julie Chen returns as the host of the hit series.

The following 11 celebrity "houseguests" will compete for $250,000:

Shannon Elizabeth (actress)

Brandi Lynn Glanville (TV personality)

Ariadna Gutierrez (model)

Chuck Lidell (UFC legend)

James Maslow (actor/musician)

Ross Matthews (TV host)

Mark McGrath (rock star)

Keisha Knight Pulliam (actress)

Marissa Jaret Winokur (Broadway actress)

Metta World Peace (NBA champion)

Omarosa (43), a Television personality, originally from Youngstown, Ohio and currently living in Jacksonville, Fla., will be one of the celebrities competing on BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION, the first celebrity edition of reality hit BIG BROTHER in the U.S., which follows a group of celebrities living together in a house with 87 HD cameras and more than 100 microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day. The three-night premiere event airs Wednesday, Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), Thursday, Feb. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and a two-hour live show on Friday, Feb. 9 (8:00 -- 10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)

Omarosa (TV personality)

Details about the house will be announced shortly.

"Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, one or more celebrity "houseguests" will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining "houseguest" receiving the grand prize of $250,000. "Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" is produced by Emmy award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly On The Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America.